Premium economy award flights from Seattle (SEA) to Cairns (CNS)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 4 programs for SEA→CNS. Lowest: 55,000 points + $74.40 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, which showed premium economy award space on 2 dates. No nonstop premium economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 55,000 points + $74.40
- Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Programs with space
- 4 of 5
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 13 of 15
- dates checked · Air Canada Aeroplan
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
In premium economy, the lowest award seen was 55,000 points + $74.40 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, against 65,000 miles + $48.30 with American Airlines AAdvantage, the next-lowest program. With Alaska Atmos Rewards, premium economy started at 55,000 points + $74.40, about 1.3 times the points of its lowest economy award (42,500 points + $65.70).
Compare programs for premium economy
The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on SEA→CNS, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest observed | 55,000 pts + $74.40 | 2 stops |  AS QF | 1 | 2 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 65,000 pts + $48.30 | 2 stops |  AAASQF | — | 3 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 77,000 pts + $49.80 | 2 stops |  UA VA | 2 | 13 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 229,396 pts + $132.91 | 2 stops |  AC SQUAVA | 4 | 13 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: Air France/KLM Flying Blue.
Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.
Observed premium economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 55,000 pts + $74.40 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 55,000 pts + $74.40 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 65,000 pts + $54.40 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 65,000 pts + $48.30 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 77,000 pts + $49.80 | 7 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 77,000 pts + $49.80 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 229,396 pts + $132.91 | 4 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 229,396 pts + $138.01 | 6 | 2 stops | Check this date |
Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.
How often premium economy award space showed up
Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had premium economy award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 2 of 14 | 14% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 of 16 | 18% | |
| United MileagePlus | 13 of 14 | 92% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 13 of 15 | 86% |
Premium economy compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way premium economy and economy awards on SEA→CNS, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the premium economy award needed. — in the last column means one of the two is a mixed-cabin award or was not seen on 2 or more dates.
| Program | Premium Economy | Economy | Premium Economy ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 55,000 points + $74.40 | 42,500 points + $65.70 | 1.3× |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 65,000 miles + $48.30 | 40,000 miles + $45.70 | 1.6× |
| United MileagePlus | 77,000 miles + $49.80 | 60,000 miles + $55.70 | 1.3× |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 229,396 points + $132.91 | 55,523 points + $126.31 | 4.1× |
Lowest premium economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way premium economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles, with the taxes of that month's lowest award and the program's open dates that month under it. A price without taxes had none reported for that month. — means the program showed no premium economy space that month.
| Program | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 55,000+ $74.40 · 2 dates | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 65,000+ $48.30 · 3 dates | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 77,000+ $49.80 · 12 dates | 77,000+ $49.80 · 1 date |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 229,396+ $132.91 · 11 dates | 229,396+ $138.01 · 2 dates |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards and American Airlines AAdvantage
- Qantas (QF): Alaska Atmos Rewards and American Airlines AAdvantage
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): Air Canada Aeroplan
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Virgin Australia (VA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
Premium economy on nearby routes
The lowest premium economy award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from Seattle (SEA) and to Cairns (CNS). One way, in the program's points or miles, with that award's taxes when the data has them.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle (SEA) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from SEA | 35,000 points + $117.80 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 316 |
| Seattle (SEA) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from SEA | 16,500 points + $297.00Nonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 205 |
| Seattle (SEA) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from SEA | 27,500 points + $319.00 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 112 |
| Seattle (SEA) to Frankfurt (FRA)Also from SEA | 35,000 points + $65.70 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 291 |
| Seattle (SEA) to Rome Fiumicino (FCO)Also from SEA | 39,000 points + $312.00 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 9 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Cairns (CNS)Also to CNS | 77,000 miles + $49.00 | United MileagePlus | 20 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Cairns (CNS)Also to CNS | 77,000 miles + $49.30 | United MileagePlus | 8 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Cairns (CNS)Also to CNS | 80,714 points + $133.61 | Air Canada Aeroplan | 5 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about premium economy award flights from Seattle (SEA) to Cairns (CNS)
How many points for premium economy from Seattle (SEA) to Cairns (CNS)?
The lowest premium economy award AwardTool has seen was 55,000 points + $74.40 with Alaska Atmos Rewards. Seen Oct 31, 2026, 07:15 UTC for a Nov 19, 2026 departure. Alaska Atmos Rewards showed premium economy award space on 2 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 31, 2026, 07:15 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from Seattle (SEA) to Cairns (CNS)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (2 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (3 dates), United MileagePlus (13 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (13 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly premium economy nonstop from Seattle (SEA) to Cairns (CNS) on points?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop premium economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
How much are taxes and fees on premium economy award flights from Seattle (SEA) to Cairns (CNS)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $48.30 with AAdvantage (65,000 miles + $48.30) to $132.91 with Aeroplan (229,396 points + $132.91). Amounts are one way per traveler in USD and can differ on other dates and routings.